Summary: ‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg

Includes Bonus 2-Page PDF Summary

Descripción de editorial

In-depth, chapter-by-chapter summary of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business by Charles Duhigg.

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1. In-depth, comprehensive, chapter-by-chapter summary.

2. BONUS: A downloadable PDF 2-page summary with key points to complement the in-depth summary for reference and review.

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Summary Overview:

The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg, explains the science of habits and the powerful influence they have on individuals, organizations and societies. This summary explains the three components of the habit loop, the necessary steps to create good habits and change bad ones, how to create constructive organizational habits, how companies manipulate consumer habits for profit, how keystone habits create a cascade of positive changes, and how movements and religions leverage social habits to get the masses to adopt new behaviors.

The Power of Habit is divided into three parts:

The prologue and Part I: The Habits of Individuals explain the how habits form in individuals, how cravings are created, and how habits can be changed.

Prologue: The Habit Cure. The deep influence of habit in our lives.

Chapter 1: The Habit Loop. Cues, routines, rewards; the role of the basal ganglia; chunking; 4 facts about habits.